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L. BOUDREAU. VBLOOIPEDE SADDLE.

No. 385,403. Patented July 3, 1888.

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L. BOUDR-EAU. VELOGIPEDE SADDLE. No. 385,403.- Patented Ju1y 3, 1888.

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LEON BOUDREAU, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE OVERMAN XVHEELCOMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

VELOClPEDE-SADDLE.

SPECIFICATION fermingpart of Letters Patent No. 385,403, dated July 3,1888.

Application filed January 27, 1888. Serial No. 262,136. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may. concern:

Be it known that I, LEON BOUDREAU, residing at Boston, in the county ofSuffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Velooipede- Saddles; and I do declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in velocipede-saddles,tl1e objectbeing to produce a saddle adapted to have its covering readily removedand replaced, adjustable to vary the tension and position of suchcovering, and insuring ease and comfort to the rider.

\Vith these ends in view my invention con sists in certain details ofconstruction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafterdescribed, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of my improvedsaddle with the covering removed. Fig. 2 is a View in side elevation ofthe saddle without the covering. Fig. 3 is a view of the saddle incentral longitudinal section with the covering in place. Fig. 4c is aview of the saddle in transverse section on theline a b of Figs. 1 and 2and looking toward the rear of the saddle. Fig. 5 is a detached view inperspective of the saddle-horn, and Fig. 6 is a detached view in frontelevation of the vertical grooved'bearing.

As herein shown, the saddle-covering A is provided at its forward endwith a hook, B, adapted to be engaged with a horizontal pin, 0, locatedin lugs .D D, formed at the upper end of the bent sheet metal horn E,having flanges F F, adapted to embrace the edges of a vertical bearing,G, and to inclose the vertical upper ends, H H, of two springs, consistiug of the said ends, coils II, straight horizontal portions'J J, coilsKK, and ends L L, the latter being secured by staples MM to the rear endof'a clip, N, by means of which the saddle is secured to the machine.The said horn and bearing are clamped to opposite faces of the ends H Hof the springs by means of a bolt, 0, passing through an opening, P, inthe horn, between the said spring ends, and through the bearing G into ahead, Q, carrying the same and located at the forward end of abar R, the

forward face of the bearing being provided with two vertical grooves, SS, receiving the respective spring ends, preventing their displacement,and increasing the grip of the bean ing upon them. It will readily beseen that by loosening the bolt the horn, bearing, and head may beraised and lowered, as desired, and gripped again upon the spring endsat any elevation by simply tightening the bolt, whereby the elevation ofthe horn, and hence the forward end of the saddle, may be changed,according as circumstances may dictate.

The rear end of the covering is provided with a curved and folded plate,'I, re-enfore ing it and adapting it to be engaged with and disengagedfrom the curved portion U of a bowed wire frame having also straightportions V V and parallel ends V W. The said portions V V of the frameare located between bearings X X, upon which they are sup; ported, andretaining-lugs Y Y, which hold them in place upon the said bearings,such bearings and lugs being formed upon the op posite ends of aQrosspiece, Z, located at the rear end of the bar R. The said parallelends W \V of the frame are adjustably secured in the opposite ends of amovable head, A, mounted on the bar R and carrying two tapbolis, B B,engaging with the respective ends and holding them in place. The saidmovable head is provided upon its lower face with two lugs, O 0, betweenwhich is pivoted a link, D, curving upward at its rear end and pivotedto a hand-lever, E, fulcrumed in a slot, F, formed in the rear face andmidway the length of the cross-piece aforesaid. By throwing the leverdownward and forward the movable head is moved forward on the bar R,carrying with it the bowed frame,wh.ich rides on the bearings X X of thecross-piece. The horn and bowed frame being thus brought nearer togetherthan'they are normally, the covering is readily hooked over them. Thenthe lever is pulled back and lifted up, with the effect of retractingthe movable head and the bowed frame, whereby the covering is put undertension. In lifting the lever, as described,

its pivotal connection with the curved link is raised above the line onwhich the. strain is exerted, so that the more tension is placed uponthe covering the more securely will the link and lever be held in place.To remove the covering, the lever is thrown down and.

, the tap-bolts B B are loosened and the ends W W moved back in thehead, whereby the distance between the horn and the bowed frame isincreased. The said cross-piece is provided at its opposite ends withsplit exteriorly-threaded sockets G G, opening downward, carrying nuts HH, respectively, receiving the vertical upper ends, I I, of two springsconsisting of the said ends, coils J J, straight portions K K, coils LL, and horizontal ends M M, the latter being secured by staples N N tothe forward end of the clip M,

the ends L L or" the springs being secured in their sockets by theclamping of the same upon them through the action of the nuts.

It will be noted that the straight horizontal portions of the springspass each other, the portions J J being located between the portions KK. Ihis arrangement secures compactness, obtains a good poise or hangfor the saddle, and enables the length of the springs, and hence theirelasticity, to be increased.

' I would have it understood that I do not limit myself tothe exactconstruction herein shown and described, but hold myself at liberty tomake such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit andscope of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A velocipede-saddle having a covering, spring-support for the forwardend thereof, and a horn made vertically adjustable upon such support,substantially as set forth.

2. A velocipede saddle having a covering, spring-support for the forwardend thereof, and a bent and flanged horn, such support and horn beingsecured together for vertical adj ustment between them, substantially asset forth.

8. A velocipede-saddle having a covering, spring-support for the forwardend thereof, a horn, and a bar, the horn and bar being clamped to thespringsupport, upon which they are vertically adjusted, substantially asset forth.

4. A vclocipede-saddle having a covering, a spring-support for theforward end thereof, a born, a bar provided at its forward end with ahead, and a bolt. passing through the horn and into such head andclamping them to the spring supporawhich is located between them,substantially as set forth.

5. A velocipede-saddle having a covering. two spring ends, a horn, a barhaving a head provided with two vertical grooves,and abolt clamping thehorn and head upon the spring ends,which enter the grooves of thehead,substantially as set forth.

6. A velocipede-saddle having a covering, arearspring-support,andahorizontally-movable frame mounted upon suchsupport,adapted to have the rear end of the covering removably connectedwith it, and made of wire bowed and bent downward at the ends formounting upon the said spring-support, substantially as set forth.

7. A velocipedesaddle having a covering, a movable frame with which therear end of the covering is connected, a support for such frame, and ahand-lever connecting the support and frame for shifting thelatter, soas to slack the covering for its removal and put it under tension foruse,substantially as setforth.

8. A velocipede-saddle having a covering, a bar having a crosspiece atits rear end, a bowed frame having movable bearing in the ends of suchcrosspiece, a head \movably mounted on the bar and having the frameconnected with it, and a lever connected with the head and bar foroperating the frame, substantially as set forth.

9. A velocipede-saddle havingacross-piece located at its rear end andprovided with split cured in place by the said nuts, substantially asset forth.

10. A velocipede-saddlehaving two forward and two rear coiled springs,the lower ends of such springs being arranged to pass each other,substantially as set forth.

11. A velocipede-saddle having a forward spring-support, a horn, ahorizontal bar having a head at its forward end, such head and hornbeing clamped to opposite faces of the said springsupport, a cross-piecelocated at the rear end of such bar, a bowed frame horizontally movableupon the said cross-piece, a rear spring-support forthe cross-piece, anda hand-lever for operating the said frame, sub stantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

LEON BOUDREAU.

Witnesses:

O. R. OVERMAN, M. E. TYLER.

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